A couple times a year, the Hubble Space Telescope turns its powerful gaze on the giant planets in the outer Solar System, studying their cloudtops and weather systems. With the Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy (OPAL) Program, Hubble provides us with these views and also delivers weather reports on what’s happening. Here’s an updated report and some new images of the stormy surfaces of Jupiter and Uranus.
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NASA human spaceflight chief Kathy Lueders to retire at end of April
Kathy Lueders will step down as associate administrator of NASA's Space Operations Mission Directorate at the end of April, the agency announced on Monday (March 27).
How to watch NASA's Artemis 2 moon crew reveal live online on April 3
On April 3, we'll learn the identities of the three Americans and one Canadian who will fly around the moon on the Artemis 2 mission, and you can watch the big reveal live.
Hubble telescope spies mysterious celestial object that defies classification
The Hubble Space Telescope has imaged celestial object Z-229-15, which is simultaneously classified as a Seyfert galaxy, an active galactic nucleus (AGN), and a quasar.
SpaceX to launch another bundle of Starlink internet satellites today
Watch our live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on the Starlink 5-10 mission at 4:01 p.m. EDT (2001 GMT) on March 29 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Follow us on Twitter.
The Making of Juice – Episode 10.2
Video: 00:15:59
The Making of Juice series takes the viewer behind the scenes of the European space industry, space technology and planetary science communities around ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) mission.
Mysterious aurora-like phenomenon 'STEVE' appears during strongest solar storm for more than half a decade
The STEVE phenomenon was spotted across the U.S. and in parts of the U.K. after the most powerful solar storm to hit Earth for six years smashed into our planet.
Watch SpaceX launch 56 Starlink satellites, land rocket at sea today
SpaceX plans to launch 56 of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit and land the returning rocket on a ship at sea today (March 29), and you can watch it live.
The Mandalorian season 3 episode 5 review: All Mandalorians can be heroes
The fifth chapter of The Mandalorian season 3 brings every plot thread together and puts the pedal to the metal with satisfying payoffs and big promises.
Webb telescope finds a 'hot Jupiter' exoplanet that defies expectations
The atmospheres of gas giant planets across the Milky Way galaxy can be very different from those in the solar system, the James Webb Space Telescope has found.
Spot the half-lit moon between the Gemini twins Castor and Pollux tonight
On Wednesday (March 29), the gibbous moon will appear alongside the twin stars of the Gemini constellation, Castor and Pollux.
Brightest gamma-ray burst ever seen a 1-in-10,000-years event that's 'absolutely monstrous,' scientists say
"The BOAT"' was about 70 times brighter than any other gamma-ray burst that scientists have observed, a new study reports.
William Shatner documentary 'You Can Call Me Bill' will help expand access to space
The non-profit organization Space For Humanity will receive 25% of the proceeds from the new William Shatner documentary "You Can Call Me Bill."
Tiny Lunar Flashlight moon probe is in trouble. NASA has one month to fix it.
Lunar Flashlight launched in December 2022 and has not made it to the moon yet. NASA still has some ideas to get the lunar probe on track in April as engineers battle fuel problems.
NASA Venus mission VERITAS becomes collateral damage amid budget pressures
NASA's decision to indefinitely postpone the highly anticipated VERITAS mission to Venus has outraged and confused the team members.
Brightest gamma-ray burst illuminates our galaxy as never before
ESA space telescopes have observed the brightest gamma-ray burst ever seen. Data from this rare event could become instrumental in understanding the details of the colossal explosions that create gamma-ray bursts (GRBs).
Chinese solid rocket launches 4 weather satellites to orbit (video)
A Chinese solid rocket sent four meteorological satellites into orbit last week, marking the nation's 12th launch of 2023.
Virgin Orbit extends employee furlough after finance deal falls through: report
Talks with two separate buyers collapsed over the weekend as Virgin Orbit seeks more cash to continue launch operations, a media report suggests.
Watch a 5 planet parade today with this free telescope livestream
The Virtual Telescope Project will be streaming "Five Planets at a glance" on March 28, offering a view of this planetary parade from Rome.
Damaged Russian Soyuz capsule returns to Earth without a crew
A helicopter, part of Russia’s recovery steam, lands near the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft on the steppe of Kazakhstan Tuesday. Credit: Roscosmos
A Russian Soyuz spacecraft originally slated to bring home two Russian cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut parachuted to a landing in Kazakhstan Tuesday, returning to Earth without a crew due to concerns about overheating following a coolant leak while docked at the International Space Station last year.
